Deelen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

[3] It was first mentioned in the 13th century as Deijle, and means "parcel of ground".

The airport was built in 1913 as a subsidiary of Soesterberg Air Base.

During the German occupation, it was enlarged into a big airfield measuring 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi).

This Gelderland location article is a stub.